Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-16
State News.


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| AxDRoscoeSfH
| Superintendent Stetson of Aubur, i.
ranging for . big excursion of teachers and
others to the National Teacher Meeting AZ
lineage, tins summer, Immediately following
tne Institute 1t Burlington. The fare has
already been reduced to s22 for the trip and
mere every possibility that it viii be still
iurtoer reduced. The trip will be so arranged =.
tnst the excurnonists can take 10 both educa- l
tionai meetings aud see the sights 40 we'll
Inc Lewiston Journal says that the can
collation. of special rates on the express line.
would effect the strawberry bushes. more
tnan anything else. Said Lewiston commits. =
sion merchant. Friday, 1--WE reckon that il
would amount to about cents on a sixty ,
quart crate 1t being Is cents on a hundred.
we make an allowance in beginning on the ,
oox at cent or so a box and it figures up in
the season, you see, very extensively. AL .
LOVING that We ourselves handle 5, 600 crates
a season last year We handled nearly ZOO
crates) II makes quite an item for the public
to pay In one week last summer We put out
on an average IS crates day or about 500
for the week
ARoosrooK.
singularly sad and fatal accident oc. {
Cured wednesday morning when the two
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs Boulder of ]
fresque Isle, was accidentally drowned BY
falling into wash-boiler partially filled with |
water and left on the floor, while the mother
was IN the same room Ii is supposed that
the poor little fellow toddled along TO the
boiler and, losing his balance, fell in and |
died without struggle. Mrs Boulier heard
no unusual noise and was not aware of the
acciient until she her chids feet pro-
Jecting over the edge of the boiler. When
taken out the little fellow was beyond human
aid.
Mars Hill correspondent to the Herald
iwrtes,-Ihere seems to be strong tide of
emigration, at present, to the West. Quite a
number have gone from this and adjoining
towns and more are soon to follow Your
correspondent learns that inside of few
weeks, between 70 and 100 men have gone
from Carleton Co n. B , 10 different points
in the West
| CUMBERLAND.
The Harrison Farmers Club held its an.
nual meeting short time since aud made
choice of the following officers: President,
james u. Whitney; vice presidents, William
c Hill, Charles N. Harmon; secretary, and
treasurer, Alphonso Moulton; assistant sec.
rotary, Moses E Hail; executive committee,
Albion Carsley, George Tarbox, Edward
Bray, Benjamin Stuart, George F. Whitney,
Jr. The officers of the club met on the 9th
inst to make arrangements for the cattle show
and fair to be held in the fall. 1t was de-
cided that a two days fair be held and that
the date be Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 5
and 6, providing that said date does not in
terfere with that of any other fair near by
which has been already decided upon.
Mr. James H Hamlin of Portland, who has
lately returned from trip to the West
| Indies has in his possession six fangs taken
from snake that is peculiar to Martinique
and st. Lucia Islands This reptile is known
as the Fer de Lance. 1t is the most poison
Gus snake known. Its bite is fatal in fifteen {
minutes and no antidota has been found for
| it These fangs were cleansed from poison
by means of a chemical process and are prob
ably the only ones to be found in this country.
They will be given to the Natural History
Society.
KENNEBEC.
| George Osborn created sensation on Main
street, Waterville, Wednesday afternoon by /
selling lemons from his wagon. Mr.. Potter
| OF Bangor, who has town license to peddle,
| appeared on the street with a wagon well I
| filled with lemons. and offered the fruit thir-
teen for quarter. Mr. Osborn. being
merchant on the street, paying rent and
taxes, claimed the right to sell in like man.
ner. But the peddler claimed that thi. was
an infringement of his rights; 80 he got a
warrant for the arrest of Mr. Osborn, who
was taken before the Municipal Court and put
under one hundred dollar bonds for appear
ance Def re the Supreme Court the first
| Tuesday in October The arrangements for
Decoration Day are similar to those of for
mer years. The services of the Lockwood
Band have been secured by the Post,
and the Waterville Band will do escort
duty for Company II The Post will 60 to
Fort Hill Cemetery in the forenoon, and in
the afternoon to Pine Grove and the Park.
| i
| Grafton.
At a meeting of the directors of the Somer- ,
set railroad at Oakland Wednesday, the own !
ership of the road was perfected The al ,
fairs OF the road have been in an unsettled I
condition for several years. The road was 4
mortgaged; the terms of the mortgage were
not complied with, and 1t was foreclosed
The time of redemption has now expired
At the meeting Wednesday, it voted to
commence work at once on the extension of
the road from North Arson to Bingham,
/ = distance of Is miles. This work will be
pushed, and the road put into running order
IS soon possible.
| Mr.. Fred W. Smith, proprietor of Cres-
cent beach, at Ash Point, is fitting up grounds
there for the reception of excursion and pic
mic parties He is building . dancing pavil- :
| ion, 80 BY so feet, and will provide various
comforts and conveniences for guests. Mr..
Smith will erect cottage for himself, and
others will probably do likewise. The beach
is very pleasant and attractive.
| During the recent freshet, well on the
premises of Mr.. Osburn Rokes, at West
Camden, "a feet in depth, caved in. Being
unable to get the pump out, he cut it of and I
filled up the we'll He does not dare to dig
it out again, as there are quicksands about
there, and he might undermine his house.
| The town line between Rockand and
Thomaston has been adjusted by the county
commissioners. The commissioners made q
decision fixing the point of division at the
eastern face of the western abutment and
covering of the second bridge, and Thomas
ton the western abutment Rockland having
all of the Pleasant street piece east Of the
division and Thomaston the remainder and
all the piece of road from ONeal's corner to
Meadow brook.
John J. Allen, dory fisherman of Rock =
port, was drowned "Wednesday morning bv
the upsetting of his dory. Ills age was about :
As wears He leaves widow and several
children saws the Rockland Opinion.
The powder house of Shepherd Co., al